Kosovo: The head of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA), Bashkim Smakaj, resigned after a series of reported scandals. (XIN)

Turkey: Officials threatened to shut down Twitter in the country unless the social-media company blocked the account of a left-wing newspaper. (NYT)

MIDDLE EAST

Region: Japanese PM Abe pledged USD $2.5B in non-military aid to states in the region affected by IS expansion and the resultant refugee crisis. (AFP)

Region: The Islamic State released a propaganda video that highlighted its efforts to indoctrinate another generation with its brutal ideology. (AFP)

Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Authority (PA) pledged full cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) Israeli war crimes probe. (DPA)

Palestinian Territories: Department of State spokesman Jeff Rathke called the ICC decision to open an Israeli war crimes probe against Palestine “a tragic irony.” (AFP)

Yemen: Security officials say gunmen abducted the head of Yemen’s Office of the Presidency in the center of the capital, Sanaa. (NYT)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Cyberwarfare: US President Obama and UK PM Cameron announced plans for their countries’ intelligence agencies to conduct cyber war games later this year to test the security of financial institutions. (CNET)